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FAA incident report · Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR · Seattle, WA · July 5, 2015

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Date
July 5, 2015 · 14:10 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Seattle Tacoma International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C77A
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N622CZ
Reported as
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR
Reported engine
GE CF34-8E5
People aboard
59
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,050 total1,031 in this make and model157 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On July 5, 2015, compass airlines, LLC, operated flight 5751 from the denver, CO, international airport (den) to the Seattle-Tacoma international airport (sea). This flight was weight critical and had to return to the gate in denver due to initially being over the takeoff weight. In order to accommodate as much revenue as possible, the dispatcher suggested the use of a provision within the company's contingency fuel policy to send the flight with 1,000 lbs less fuel than was recommended by this policy. Additionally, at the gate, prior to departure, the captain was briefed by the initial dispatcher that there was no significant weather in the denver area. However, after takeoff the crew encountered a line of thunderstorms which required them to deviate 100 miles prior to turning on course. Despite all efforts to conserve fuel from this point on, the crew had to declare minimum fuel at a distance of approximately 200 miles from Seattle. Once in the terminal area, the crew was required to perform a go-around, which in turn, promped them to delare a fuel emergency.

Counseling will be administered to the initial dispatcher by an FAA dispatch inspector.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 5, 2015, COMPASS AIRLINES, LLC, OPERATED FLIGHT 5751 FROM THE DENVER, CO, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DEN) TO THE SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SEA). THIS FLIGHT WAS WEIGHT CRITICAL AND HAD TO RETURN TO THE GATE IN DENVER DUE TO INITIALLY BEING OVER THE TAKEOFF WEIGHT. IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE AS MUCH REVENUE AS POSSIBLE, THE DISPATCHER SUGGESTED THE USE OF A PROVISION WITHIN THE COMPANY'S CONTINGENCY FUEL POLICY TO SEND THE FLIGHT WITH 1,000 LBS LESS FUEL THAN WAS RECOMMENDED BY THIS POLICY. ADDITIONALLY, AT THE GATE, PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE CAPTAIN WAS BRIEFED BY THE INITIAL DISPATCHER THAT THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IN THE DENVER AREA. HOWEVER, AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW ENCOUNTERED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH REQUIRED THEM TO DEVIATE 100 MILES PRIOR TO TURNING ON COURSE. DESPITE ALL EFFORTS TO CONSERVE FUEL FROM THIS POINT ON, THE CREW HAD TO DECLARE MINIMUM FUEL AT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES FROM SEATTLE. ONCE IN THE TERMINAL AREA, THE CREW WAS REQUIRED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND, WHICH IN TURN, PROMPED THEM TO DELARE A FUEL EMERGENCY.

COUNSELING WILL BE ADMINISTERED TO THE INITIAL DISPATCHER BY AN FAA DISPATCH INSPECTOR.